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spite  (spt)

n.

1. Malicious ill will prompting an urge to hurt or humiliate.

2. An instance of malicious feeling.

tr.v. spit·ed, spit·ing, spites

1.

a. To show spite toward.

b. To vent spite on.

2.

a. To fill with spite.

b. To annoy: He did it just to spite her.

Idiom:

in spite of

Not stopped by; regardless of: They kept going in spite of their fears.

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[Middle English, short for despit; see despite.]

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spite

Noun

1. deliberate nastiness

2. in spite of regardless of: he loved them in spite of their shortcomings

Verb

[spiting, spited]

to annoy (someone) deliberately, out of spite: it was to spite his father [variant of despite]

spiteful adj
spitefully adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	spite - feeling a need to see others suffer malice, maliciousness, spitefulness, venom malevolence, malignity - wishing evil to others
	2.	spite - malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty bitchiness, cattiness, nastiness, spitefulness malevolency, malice, malevolence - the quality of threatening evil
Verb	1.	spite - hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego" bruise, injure, wound, offend, hurt affront, diss, insult - treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone" arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" lacerate - deeply hurt the feelings of; distress; "his lacerating remarks" sting - cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging; "His remark stung her" abase, chagrin, humiliate, humble, mortify - cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

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spite

noun 1. malice, malevolence, ill will, hate, hatred, gall, animosity, venom, spleen, pique, rancour, bitchiness (slang) malignity, spitefulness << OPPOSITE kindness

verb 2. annoy, hurt, injure, harm, provoke, offend, needle (informal) put out, gall, nettle, vex, pique, discomfit, put someone's nose out of joint (informal) hack someone off (informal) << OPPOSITE benefit >> in spite of despite, regardless of, notwithstanding, in defiance of, (even) though

Translations

spite [spaɪt] n → rencor m; ojeriza

vt → fastidiar;

in spite of → a pesar de, pese a

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spite [spaɪt] n → rancune f, dépit m

vt → contrarier, vexer;

in spite of → en dépit de, malgré

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spite [spaɪt] n → Boshaftigkeit f

vt → ärgern;

in spite of → trotz +gen

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spite [spaɪt] n → dispetto

vt → contrariare, far dispetto a;

in spite of → nonostante, malgrado

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spite

n spite [spait]

ill-will or desire to hurt or offend She neglected to give him the message out of spite. nyd حِقْد، ضَغينَه злоба zášť ondskab die Boshaftigkeit μοχθηρία, κακία rencor kius دشمني؛ كينه ilkeys rancune זָדוֹן द्वेष-विद्वेष, मनमुटाव, गांठ, मल दुर्भाव zloba, prkos rosszakarat itikad buruk illgirni dispetto; rancore 悪意 악의, 심술 pikta valia, pyktis spīts rasa busuk hati kwaadaardigheid ondskap, smålighet złośliwość despeito ranchiună злоба závisť, nevraživosť, priek škodoželjnost inat ondska, illvilja เจตนาร้าย kin, garaz 惡意 злість, злоба بغض، بدخواہی mối hận thù, sự giận 恶意

v

to annoy, offend or frustrate, because of spite He only did that to spite me! krenk يُغيظ، يُزْعِج дразня (roz)zlobit ærgre ärgern ενοχλώ, προσβάλλω κπ. από κακία fastidiar kiusama اذيت كردن kiusata contrarier לְהַכעִיס परेशान करना, तंग करना, का विरोध करना prkositi, srditi bosszant menyinggung perasaan ergja fare un dispetto, contrariare 意地悪する ...에게 심술을 부리다, 귀찮게 하다 (į)pykinti iespītēt menyakitkan hati pesten ergre, sjikanere robić na złość desfeitear a con­tra­ria делать назло (na)hnevať kljubovati napakostiti förarga, reta มุ่งร้าย hıncını almak, nisbet yapmak 刁難 досаждати, робити на зло نقصان پہنچانا، تنگ کرنا chọc tức, chọc giận 刁难

adj spiteful

a spiteful remark/person; You're being very spiteful. nydig ضاغِن، حَقود злобен zlomyslný ondskabsfuld boshaft μοχθηρός, μνησίκακος rencoroso kiuslik, pahatahtlik ilkeä rancunier זדוני विद्वेषी, विद्वेषपूर्ण zloban, pakostan rosszindulatú penuh kedengkian illgjarn dispettoso 悪意のある 악의 있는, 심술궂은 piktavališkas spītīgs; ļauns; atriebīgs busuk hati hatelijk ondsinnet, hatsk, smålig złośliwy rancoroso ranchiunos злобный zlomyseľný zloben, kljubovalen pakostan ondskefull, illvillig ที่มีเจตนาร้าย kinci, nisbetçi 惡意的 злобний بدخواہ hằn học, đầy thù hận 恶意的

adv spitefully

nydig بِضَغينَه، بِحِقْد злобно zlomyslně ondskabsfuldt boshaft μοχθηρά, μνησίκακα con rencor kiuslikult ilkeästi par rancune בְּזָדוֹן विद्वेषतापूर्वक zlobno, prkosno rosszindulatúan dengan kedengkian með illgirni con rancore 悪意をもって 심술궂게 iš piktumo, piktavališkai spītīgi dengan busuk hati hatelijk ondsinnet, hatsk, smålig złośliwie com rancor cu răutate злобно zlomyseľne zlobno, kljubovalno pakosno ondskefullt, illvilligt อย่างมีเจตนาร้าย haince, düşmanca 惡狠狠地 злобно بدخواہی سے hằn học, đầy thù hận 恶狠狠地

n spitefulness

nydigheid ضَغينَه، حِقْد злоба zlomyslnost ondskabsfuldhed die Boshaftigkeit μοχθηρία, μνησικακία rencor kiuslikkus ilkeys rancune זָדוֹן विद्वेषता zloba, prkos rosszindulat(úság) kedengkian illgirni rancore 悪意 심술궂음 piktavališkumas spītīgums kebusukan hati hatelijkheid ondskapsfullhet, smålighet złośliwość rancor ranchiună злобность zlomyseľnosť kljubovalnost pakost ondskefullhet, illvillighet เจตนาร้าย kindarlık 懷恨 злобність عداوت sự hằn học, sự đầy thù hận 怀恨

in spite of

1 taking no notice of He went in spite of his father's orders. ten spyte van على الرَّغم مِن، مُتَجاهِلا напук navzdory på trods af ungeachtet παρά a pesar de, pese a trotsides بي توجه به uhmaten malgré לַמרוֹת הַכּוֹל के होते हुए भी usprkos vminek ellenére tanpa mempedulikan þrátt fyrir nonostante, malgrado ～を無視して ...을 무릅쓰고 nepaisant par spīti; neskatoties uz meskipun ondanks på tross av wbrew apesar de în ciuda вопреки napriek čomu navkljub uprkos trots ในทางตรงกันข้าม ...-e rağmen 不管，不顧 незважаючи на, всупереч باوجود یکہ không đếm xỉa tới 不管，不顾

2 although something has or had happened, is or was a fact etc In spite of all the rain that had fallen, the ground was still pretty dry. ondanks مع كُلِّ ما، بالرَّغْم مِن въпреки přes til trods for trotz παρά, μολονότι a pesar de, pese a hoolimata با وجود huolimatta malgré לַמרוֹת के बावजूद usprkos vminek ellenére walaupun þrátt fyrir nonostante, malgrado ～にもかかわらず ...에도 불구하고 nepaisant neskatoties uz walaupun ondanks til tross for, trass i pomimo apesar de cu toate acestea несмотря на napriek čomu kljub iako trots แม้ว่า ...-e rağmen 儘管 незважаючи на ہر چند کہ mặc dù, bất chấp 尽管